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Environment roles continue
THE Victorian Government has announced $8.2 million to extend the roles of part-time Landcare facilitators and co-ordinators for the next two years. Environment Minister Ingrid…
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Tourist dollars flow to regions
VISITOR expenditure in Victoria has hit a record annual high of $35 billion, with all Victorian tourism regions hitting all-time highs. The latest Tourism Research…
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Mentors get young on right road
A COMMUNITY organisation will be the new driver of a popular mentoring program for young people in Gannawarra Shire. Murray Mallee Local Learning and Employment…
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High Murray River flows reach floodplain
THE North Central Catchment Management Authority is reducing water-for-environment deliveries onto the Gunbower Forest floodplain in response to natural Murray River inflows. High flows down…
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Applications to operate container deposit scheme open
LOCAL businesses, community and sporting groups are encouraged to consider applying to operate a container deposit scheme collection point in the Gannawarra Shire. Residents will…
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Key committee role for Dalton
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has been appointed chair of a NSW committee for children and young people. The parliamentary committee was established to oversee…
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Mass appeal for the young
KERANG’S Aaron Bauloch will join more than a million young people to celebrate Catholic World Youth Day in Portugal, in a few weeks. The local…
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Rural levee bank warning for Loddon River, Barr Creek, Pyramid Creek, and Murray River
PEOPLE living in areas of the Gannawarra Shire with rural levee banks damaged by the October-December 2022 floods are being urged to be alert to…
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Fine after dive escape
A DIVING company that specialises in underwater tank inspections and repairs has been convicted and fined for incident in Kerang, in which a diver was…
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Minor Murray River flood tipped
THE height of the Murray River at Barham-Koondrook swelled considerably in the past week, reaching minor flood level. VicEmergency issued an advice warning for Barham,…
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Race ‘profiling’ rejected
VICTORIA Police has rejected any suggestion that officers targeted First Nations people in issuing COVID-19 fines after a report found almost one in seven fines…
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Plenty of bird activity
NORTH Central Catchment Management Authority salinity project officer Katrina Rast was recently out installing electronic loggers at Lake Tutchewop, between Kerang and Swan Hill, and…